Connecting Patients with Providers: A Pan-Canadian Study on Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) was commissioned to investigate the current state of RPM in Canada and help inform the potential for broader implementation across Canada. The study suggests that innovative RPM solutions are transforming the health care delivery model cost-effectively, by bringing care into the home setting, significantly improving the patient experience and reducing emergency department visits and in-patient hospitalizations.

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